Giant Continuum Sync User Manual

- English -

Digital Wireless Computer
User’s Manual

Table of contents

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2

3

6

7

Preface

Package contents

Installation instructions

Display & buttons

Set time format & time

Set alarm

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9

10

11

12

13

Set bike & wheel size

Set units & odometer

Set gender & weight

Set backlight & maintenance alert

Select / pair sensor & Exit

Sensor mode

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15

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Operation in sensor mode

Operation in phone mode

App setup instructions

Computer firmware update

Import trip logs to app

Troubleshooting

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Specifications

Preface

1

Thank you for purchasing Giant's Continuum
Sync Digital Wireless Computer. For your
safety, we recommend that you look straight
ahead while riding. Avoid staring at the
computer scre en. This may compromise your
awareness, leading to a serious accident.

Ensure that the head unit has been paired
with the speed sensor before using your
computer.
If you have any questions or problems,
please contact your local Giant dealer or go
to Giant's official website:
www.giant-bicycle.com

Let's go ride!

Package contents

2

Head Unit

1

2

Base Unit Sensor Unit Straps

( For 410000051 / 410000052 ONLY )

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4

5

7

6

8

9

10

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The Continuum Sync comes with one

head unit and three accessories

1.Head unit

2.Head unit battery

3.Handlebar/stem mount

4.Mount base pads

5.Speed and cadence sensor

6.Speed sensor battery

7.Cadence sensor magnet

8.Speed sensor magnet

9.Cadence sensor magnet pads

10.Rubber straps

11.Zip ties

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Installation instructions

3

Battery Installation

Mounting Locations of Components

or

5mm

Install the battery in the back of the
head unit. Use a coin to open and
close the cover.

The head unit can be mounted in three
different locations: (A) Stem (B)
Handlebar (C) Handlebar extension
(optional).

Mount the speed and cadence sensor
to the non-drive chainstay with zip
ties, as shown. Mount the speed
sensor magnet to a spoke and the
cadence sensor to the non-drive crank
arm. Ensure each magnet passes
within 5 mm of the its respective
speed and cadence sensor.

Note: Speed and cadence sensor will
not function if the distance between
the magnet and the sensor is more
than 5 mm.

Display & buttons

4

Display & Buttons

1

2
3

4
5
6

1. Speed Options

2. Current Speed

7

89

S

or

S2

10
11

3. Backlight

4. Heart Rate

5. Cadence

6. Incoming Call

AVE (Average speed)

MAX (Max speed)

Current speed

Press the R or L key to turn on
the backlight during the preset
time (5 PM - 5 AM)

Heart Rate

Cadence

Incoming, unanswered call

12. Maintenance

Alert

13. Units

14. Function Options

RTM

DST

ODO

KCAL

12

15. Clock/Alarm

16. Function Value

Function Keys
L or R: Press and
release
L2 or R2: Press for 2
seconds and
release

Set/AC
S or AC:
Press and release
S2: Press for 2
seconds and release

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14

15
16

R

or

AC

L

or

7. Low Battery

8. Phone Mode

9. Bluetooth

10. Bike Selection

11. Pace Arrow

Appears when battery voltage drops

below 2.4V. Replace battery soon.

Press the L key for 2 seconds to switch

between phone mode and sensor mode

is displayed while paired with a phone

Indicates which bike (1or 2) is selected

↑ = current speed is faster than average

speed.

↓ = current speed is slower thanaverage

speed.

Appears when preconfigured

maintenance mileage is reached

km/kg or mi/lb

Riding time

Distance

Odometer

Calories burnt

Clock: 12/24-hour format
Alarm: Flashes at set time

Displays value of the function
indicated in field 14.

L: Select function
L2: Switch modes,
accelerate values
R: Select function
R2: Reset
L + R: Pair again

S: Press the Set/AC key to enter
the setup menu.
AC: Reset the computer to factory
default settings.
S2: Bike1/Bike2

R2

L2

Display & buttons

5

Reset Trip Logs Reset

To reset logs, press R for 3
seconds.

RL

S

AC

If the computer does not func-

tion normally or the screen is

blank after the battery is

installed, either press the S key

on the back of the head unit to

reset settings or press the AC

key to reset the computer to

factory default settings.

Set time format / time

RL

6

S

AC

Set Time Format

Set Time

L Rs R

R

Set alarm

Press the S key to enter time format
mode, press the L key to select 12Hr
or 24Hr. Press the R key to confirm
and move to time setup mode.

Press the L key to increase the hour
value (Press the L key for two seconds
(L2) to rapidly increase values). Press
the R key to confirm. Press the L key
to increase the minute value. Press the
R key to confirm and move to alarm
setup.

Set alarm

7

Turn Alarm On / Off

L R R

After entering alarm setup mode,
press the L key to turn the alarm On or
Off. Press the R key to confirm and
move to alarm time setup mode.

Press the L key to increase the hour
value. Press the R key to confirm.
Press the L key to increase the minute
value. Press the R key to confirm and
move to bike/wheel size setup.

*The alarm is a flashing light only.

R

Set bike / wheel size

Set bike / wheel size

8

*Same as Bike2 setting

After entering bike setup mode, press the L key to select Bike 1 or 2. Press the R key to
confirm and move to wheel size setup mode.

Press the L key to select from ten pre-programmed wheel sizes.
Press the R key to confirm. If wheel size is not shown, move to custom wheel circumference
setup.
Press the L key to increase the first number.
Press the R key to confirm and move to the next number. When all numbers are set, press the
R key to confirm and move to units/odometer setup mode.

Set Bike Set Wheel Size

1 2

L R R R

R

Unit setting

WHEEL CIRCUMFERENCE

EASY CALIBRATION &
CIRCUMFERENCE
REFERENCE TABLE

Tire Size

700x20C 2086
700x23C 2096
700x25C 2105
700x28C 2136
700x32C 2155
700x35C 2168
700x38C 2180
600x23C 1930
26x1.5 2010
26x1.90 2045
26x1.95 2050
26x2.0 2055
26x2.1 2068
26x2.2 2075

27.5x1.50 2079

27.5x1.95 2090

27.5x2.1 2148

27.5x2.25 2182
29x2.1 2288
29x2.2 2298
29x2.3 2326
Custom 0-3999

a. (mm)

Unit setting / odometer

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Set Units

Set Odometer

L R R

After entering unit setup mode,
press the L key to select km/h
(kilometers/hour) or m/h (miles/hour).
Press the R key to confirm and move
to odometer setup mode.

Press the L key to increase the first
number. Press the R key to confirm
and move to the next number. When all
numbers are set, press the R key to
confirm and move to gender/weight
setup.

R

Set gender / weight

Set gender / weight

10

Set Gender Set Weight

L R

After entering gender setup mode,
press the L key to select MALE or FEMALE.
Press the R key to confirm and move to
weight setup mode.

Press the L key to increase the weight
number.
Press the R key to confirm and move to
backlight/maintenance alert setup.

Set backlight / maintenance alert

Set Backlight

R

Set Maintenance Alert

11

After entering backlight setup
mode, press the L key to select
smart backlight "on" time. Press
the R key to confirm. Press the L
key to select the smart backlight
“off” time. Press the R key to
confirm and move to maintenance
alert setup mode.

Press the L key to set the

LR

maintenance alert to your desired
distance (300-700 km or 180-430
mi). Press the R key to confirm and
move to select/pair sensor mode.

R

R

Select sensor

If set to 500 km, the computer will
display every time the
accumulated trip distance reaches
500 km. Trip distance and total
distance are logged separately.
Press R for 2 seconds or ride 50
km to clear the alert symbol.

Select / pair sensor

12

Select Sensor SENSOR Mode

R

L

PHONE Mode

L

L

R

P.15

Pairing
successful

Pairing failed

Select sensor

After entering select sensor mode, press the L key to select
SENSOR, PHONE, or OUT. Press the R key to confirm.
Selecting OUT will exit setup mode. Selecting SENSOR or
PHONE will enter pairing mode for that sensor.

SENSOR mode: To pair heart rate strap wear the strap on
your chest. To pair, speed/cadence sensor, rotate the
cranks to activate the sensor. Press the R key to enable
device pairing for 30 seconds. The ride screen displays
after 30 seconds.

PHONE mode: Enable Bluetooth pairing on your phone.
Enter the verification code shown on the computer to your
phone in within 1 minute to start pairing. The ride screen
displays if pairing is successful, FAIL displays if pairing was
not successful.

*See page 15 for app connection.

R

Sensor mode

13

Sensor Mode Sensor and Phone

ANT

+

ANT

+

Mode

Sensor mode

L2 L2 L2

Phone mode

Phone Mode

In the ride screen, press the L2 key to
switch between phone mode and sensor
mode.

Sensors paired only:
If computer is paired with sensors only, the
computer will not work if you switch to
phone mode.

Sensor and phone paired:
If computer is paired with sensors and
phone, you can switch to either of these
two modes and the computer will work
normally.

Phone paired only:
If computer is paired with phone only, the
computer will not work if you switch to
sensor mode.

Operation in sensor mode

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Press L key to select cadence or heart rate in sensor mode.
Press R key to select RTM, DST, ODO, KCAL, Heart Rate, Clock, AVE or MAX.

*AVE and MAX will be displayed when bike is not running.
*Heart rate will be displayed after a heart rate belt is paired successfully.
*Fast pairing:In sensor mode, press and hold both L and R keys for 3 seconds to enter the

ANT+ pairing mode.

L R

L

R

R R

When bike is not running

R

R

R

R

RR

Operation in phone mode

15

Press L key to select cadence, heart rate or incoming call in phone mode.
Press R key to select RTM, DST, ODO, KCAL, Heart Rrate, Clock, AVE or MAX.

*AVE and MAX will be displayed

when bike isnot running.

*Heart rate will be displayed after

a heart rate belt is paired successfully.

L L

*Fast pairing:In phone mode, press and hold both

L and R keys for 3 seconds to enter the Bluetooth
pairing mode(see page 15.)

L

L

R

When bike is not running

R

R

R

R

RR R R

App connection

First riding

Please download and install Giant RideSync App to your smartphone.

Compatible with iPhone 4s/

iOS 7 or later

Compatible with Android 4.3/

Bluetooth 4.0 or later

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4 51 3

L2

7 109 11 12

8

L +R 2 s

App connection

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Second ridingFirst riding

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15

1

L2

2

Computer firmware update

Manual update

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Auto update

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1

2

3

4 5 6

Computer firmware update

Manual update

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9

10

Import the trip logs to app

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1

5

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4

*Ensure your Continuum Sync is paired with
your phone before attempting to import ride
data. Only run the import function while the
computer is in sensor mode.

Running the import function while the com­puter is in phone mode will erase your ride
data.

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Troubleshooting

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Problem

No image on

screen

Speed is not

displayed

Heart rate is not

displayed

Possible cause Solution Problem Possible cause Solution

Battery is not installed

Battery is dead

Battery is installed backwards

1.Sensor battery is dead
(sensor mode)

2.Gap between the sensor and
magnet is too large

3.Bluetooth connection lost
(phone mode)

4.GPS satellite connection lost

1.Heart rate strap battery is dead

2.Bluetooth connection lost

Install battery

Replace battery

Install battery correctly with
positive pole facing outward

1.Replace sensor battery

2.Adjust the sensor or magnet to
reduce the gapto less than 5 mm

3.Pair the computer to
Bluetooth phone again

1.Replace battery

2.Pair the heart rate strap to

computer or Bluetooth phone again

Cadence is not

displayed

Abnormal numbers

are displayed

Gap between the cadence sensor

and magnet is too large

Bluetooth connection lost

Gap between the sensor and

magnet is too large

Sensor battery voltage is low Replace sensor battery

Electromagnetic interference

nearby; e.g. computer, transmitting

station, radar station, tunnel and

viaduct, etc.

Adjust the sensor or magnet to

reduce the gap to less than 5 mm

Pair the computer to Bluetooth

Adjust the sensor or magnet to

reduce the gap to less than 5 mm

Move away from the area

phone again

with interference

Specifications

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Current speed 0 ~ 99.9km/mi

Average speed

Maximum speed

Distance

Total trip distance

Odometer

0 ~ 99.9km/mi

0 ~ 99.9km/mi

0 ~ 999.9km/mi

0 ~ 999.9km/mi

0 ~ 99999km/mi

0:00:00 ~ 9:59:59 30~240rpmRiding time Cadence

Riding time

Time (12/24)

Calories burnt

Total calories burnt

Heart rate

Calories

0:00:00 ~ 99:59:59

12:00 / 00:00

0~9999Kcal

0~99999Kcal

30~240bpm

9999kcal

Weight

Backlight

Units

Auto hibernation

Auto power-on

Maintenance alert

20~199Kg

44~331Lb

12:00 / 00:00

Km / mi, Kg / Lb

25 minutes

Auto power-on upon

receipt of signal

(must be installed on

the base)

300-700 km,

180-430 mi

Low battery alert

Battery life 1h/day

Operating

temperature

Storage

temperature

Signals

Display system

2.7V

8 months

-10 ~ + 50 ℃

-14 ~ 122 ℉

-20 ~ + 60 ℃

-4 ~ 140 ℉

ANT+

&

Bluetooth smart

7 segments

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